2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS park assist

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ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe guide lines he
guide lines
Guide linesarealso displa yedin thecamer a
imag esoftheto pvie ws.Thes ear ebas edon the cur
rent steer ing angle andshow thedist ance to
objects andother vehicles. 1
Guide lines atadis tance ofapp roximat ely
1.6 T(0.5 m),3.3 T(1.0 m),5T (1.5 m)and
9.9 T(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
3 Driven sur face depen dingonthecur rent
st eer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Guideline atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesshowthedist ances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances applyto road leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking Assist PARK TRON ICwa rn-
ing displa yis also shown(/ page204).
The color ofwa rning displa ych ang esdynami cally
and isbased onthedist ance tothede tected
obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:no obs tacles detected atadis tance less
th an 3.3 T(1.0 m)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)and 3.3T(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)and 2.3T(0.7 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
obstacles atave ry shor tdis tance of
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)orless
% When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope ra-
tional andnoobjec tis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. 202202
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ide-angle view ide-angle
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1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ge fr e
from t om
the fr he
front camer a ont
camer a 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC(/ page204)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indica tingthero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing angle
T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ges fr es
from t om
the sideca mer he
sideca mer asin as
in
t t
he outs idemirr he
outs idemirror s or
s
The front and rear sides oftheve hicle canbe
seen inthis vie w. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoperative messageappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcamer awill notfunction orwill
onl ypar tiall yfunction inthefo llo wing situations:
R Youar edr iving forw ards ataspeed great er
th an appr oximat ely10 mph (16km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded out.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather cond itions arepoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay. Dr
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R
The ambientligh tcond itionsarepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobstr ucted, dirtyor fogg ed
up.
R Ifca mer asorvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled aredamag ed.Inthis
ev ent, have thecamer as,their positions and
th eir setting checkedat aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcamer aunder
suc hcir cumst ances. Youcould other wise
inj ureot her sor colli dewithobj ects when
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre asons, thestandar dheight ofthe
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccu racies inthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
The /eld ofvisi onand other funct ionsof thecam-
er asy stem maybe restr icte ddue toaddit ional
att achmen tson theve hicle (e.g.licen seplat e
br ac ket,bicy clerack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunl ight orby other light sour
ces, e.g.when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e.
See theno teson clean ingthesur round viewcam-
er a(/ page277).
Calling upt Calling
upthe vie he
viewof t w
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
using rev using
rever er
se g se
gear ear
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Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia sys-
te m (/ page201). #
If,aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcamer ais no tsho wn: switc ho.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button,
switc hon theve hicle andengagere ve rsege ar
ag ain. Open
ingt Open
ingthe camer he
camer aco v a
co ver oft er
ofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcam- w
cam-
er a er
a
Mul time diasystem:
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Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
Select OpenCa mera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automaticall yaTer
some timeoraTer anignition cycle. PP
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unction ofP unction
ofPar ar
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Assist P t
PARK ARK
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Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisan elec tronic park-
ing assist ancesystem whic hmonit orsth ear ea
sur rounding your vehicle andshowsyouth edis-
ta nce between theve hicle andade tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisonl yan aid.It is
no ta sub stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur round-
ings. Theresponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and
par king remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjects inthemaneu-
ve ring area while ma neuv ering and parking in/
ex iting parking space s. 204204
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The
passivesid eim pac tpr otection alsowarnsyo u
of obst acles totheside. Duringthepar king proce-
dur eor maneuv ering, objects arede tected asthe
ve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ection of
a de tected obs tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral
colli sion ,a wa rning isissued. Inorder foran
object ontheside tobe detected, thesensor sin
th efront and rear bum permus t/r st detect the
object whileyouar edr iving pastit.
In order forfr ont orrear obs tacles totheside to
be displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trave la dis-
ta nce ofatlea sthalfave hicle length. Once the
ve hicle hastrav eled onevehicle length, obs tacles
on allsides canbesho wn. Displa
y Displa
ys on t s
on the media display he
media display Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a As
soon asParking Assist PARK TRON ICisope ra-
tional ,th ere specti veareas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Oper ational, allaroun d
3 Obstacles detected atthefront leTand on
th eright-h andside
The colorofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon the
dist ance tothede tected obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:>3.3 T(1 m) (no obstacles detected)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely3.3 T(1 m) -2.3 T
(0.7 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
appr oximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)-1.2 T
(0.4 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
<1.2 T(0.4 m)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
theboun-
dar yline shiTs dynamicall ydepending onthe
position anddistance oftheobst acles detected.
Depen dingonthedist ance totheobst acle detec-
te d, an intermitt entwarning tone alsosou nds. You
can setth etiming ofthewa rnings inthemultime-
dia system (/ page210). Dr
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St
andar dse tting :
R F F
r r
ont and sides: ont
and sides: <1.2 T(0.4 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
Wa rnEarl yAll Arou nd:
R Fr Fr
ont ont: :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
R Sides: Sides:
<2.3 T(0.7 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
A contin uouswarning tone sou nds from adis -
ta nce ofapp roximat ely0.7 T(0.2 m),rega rdless
of theselect edsetting . Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a
If an obst acle intheve hicle pathis de tected and
th eCame ra&Parking menuisno topen onthe
media display,pop-up window1 appear s:
R v v
ehicles wit ehicles
without A hout
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist: :
at
speeds below8mp h(1 2km /h)
R v v
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th A h
Act iv ct
ive P e
Par ar
king Assist ki
ng Assist : :
at spee ds
be low 11 mph(1 8km /h) Op
tionally, obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.3T(0.7 m)onthe
side 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up Dis-
pla y.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoe sno tnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks. 206206
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R
Pedest rians oranim alsappr oaching theve hi-
cle from theside.
R Objects placednext to theve hicle.
Obs tacles onthesides areno tsho wninthefo l-
lo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hit o..
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer anengine star t,obst acles mustbedetected
ag ain bydriving pastthem beforeawa rning can
be issued.
Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle senso rsand
camer as;thesy stem other wise cannotfunc tion
proper ly(/ pag e163). Pr Pr
oblems wit oblems
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
1
Vehicles withsur round viewcamer a
2 Vehicles without surround viewcamer a
If th ePa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla yligh ts
up redfo rappr oximat elyth re eseconds then goes
out, andtheé symbol appearsin theinst ru-
ment cluster,th esy stem mayha ve been deactiv a-
te ddue tosign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle
ag ain and checkif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICis
wo rking atadi.er entlocation. If
th eé symbol appearsin theinst rument
clust erand awa rning tone sou nds, itma ybe due
to one ofthefo llo wing causes :
R The sensor The
sensor sar s
ar edir e
dir ty ty
: :
clean thesensor sand
obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts
(/ page277) .
R P P
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC hasbeen deact i- ONIC
hasbeen deact i-
v v
at at
ed due t ed
due to amalf unct ion: o
amalf unct ion:re star tth eve hi-
cle. Ifth epr oblem persists, consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
F F
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe passiv he
passiv eside im e
side impact prot pact
protection ection
Pa ssiv eside impact protection isan additional
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICfunctio nwh ich wa rns
th edr iver about obstacles attheside oftheve hi-
cle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacles are
de tected between thefront and rear detection
ra ng e. Inorder foran object ontheside tobe
de tected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus t/r st detect theobject whileyouar e
dr iving pastit.
Dur ingthepar king procedur eor when maneuv er-
ing, objects arede tected astheve hicle drives
pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ection ofade tected
obs tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral colli sion ,a Dr
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wa
rning isissued andthesegments lightupin
color inthedispla y.
The segm entcolorchang esdepen dingon thedis-
ta nce tothede tected obs tacle:
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely1.0 -2.0 T(30 -60 cm)
R R R
ed: ed:
less than appr oximat ely1.0 T(30 cm)
In order forlat eral front orrear segme ntsto be
displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trave la dist ance
of atleast halfoftheve hicle length. Once the
ve hicle hastrav eled thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segme ntscan bedis-
pla yed. Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hasur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacles detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobst acles onthesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc ho. theigni-
tion.
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer theengine isrestar ted, obst acles onthe
sides mustbe detected again beforeane wwa rn-
ing can beissued. 208208
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Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limits forPa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
app lyto passiv eside impact protection.
The follo wing objects areno tde tected, forex am-
ple:
R Pedest rians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objects placednext to theve hicle
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gP atin
gPar ar
king Assis t king
Assis t
P P
AR K AR
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* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan acciden tfr om objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe
senso rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hout AIRBOD hout
AIRBOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
press
th eé buttoninthecent erconsole.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
youcan
activ ateor deactiv atePa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICinthemultimedia system
(/ page209).
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindi-
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/ deactiv ating/
deactiv atingP ating
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
P P
ARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC usingt ONIC
usingthe multimedia syst he
multimedia system em
* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan accident from objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe senso
rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The camer amen uis open .
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assist isactiv e.
R Or:th ePA RK TRON ICpop -up wind owappear s. #
Tap= onthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis no t
lit or theé symbol appearsin theinst rument
clust er,Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely, Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICcanbe
ac tivated ordea ctivated inthequ ick acces s
menu. Dr
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